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Tuesday Runaround – The Fairest Of Them All
CoverWatch: DC Vertigo shows off a bunch of covers for upcoming comics, including the above wraparound cover by Adam Hughes for Fairest #1.
NookWatch: With a new software update for the Nook Color, Barnes And Noble have announced the "largest digital collection of Marvel's graphic novels available through a third party – including Halo Uprising and other Marvel greats like Ultimate Spider-Man, The Astonishing X-Men, and Hulk: Planet Hulk, among others."
AstonishWatch: Marvel announced Marjorie Lui (previously of X-23) is the new writer of Astonishing X-Men, with Mike Perkins on art.
PromotionWatch: Greg Goldstein of IDW has been promoted to President of the publisher.
LegalWatch: The CBLDF fight against the removal of Stuck in the Middle: Seventeen Comics from an Unpleasant Age from the Buckfield Junior-Senior High School Library.
TVWatch: Today I will be filming for The One Show on BBC 1 on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral, talking about V For Vendetta symbology. I'll let you know when it's on.
This is Computo the Comic Link Conqueror speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I will rule. Until that day, read on.
They say I am a work in progress. The fools.
If you are a comic book geek you will love the new feature 'Nook Comics' found in the latest firmware. It gives you access to a huge library by various publishing companies such as Marvel Comics. This is actually a big deal because B&N; has the largest selection out of any 3rd party. You can download including Halo
Uprising and other Marvel greats like Ultimate Spider-Man, The Astonishing X-Men, and Hulk: Planet Hulk, among others. NOOK Color customers can also enjoy titles from other leading publishers, including Archie – with series starring the redheaded star, plus pals
Jughead and Betty & Veronica– IDW and Dynamite.
IDW Publishing | The home of 30 Days of Night, Star Trek, Terminator, Transformers, G.I. Joe…
"IDW has grown during each of the twelve years we've been in business to become one of the most successful publishers in the industry," added Mr. Adams. "To further our success as a company, we are exploring new markets and potential acquisitions, and Greg's role as president will allow me more time to focus on these avenues of expansion, while we continue to elevate our publishing program."
ICv2 – DC's John Rood on November Sales
If we were trying to win dollar share, we wouldn't have all these books at $2.99. And then for unit share, for all the robust activity we have across the stories and characters of DC Comics and Vertigo, we're not putting that many titles out. We're putting about half as many titles out as the other guy. So to "win", and I'll use that in quotes because we don't follow this battle, but to again be having this conversation about a so-called unit share victory surprises us as well.
